Crash of a Junkers F.13 off Dalarö: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
690
YOM:
1923
Location:
Dalarö
Södermanland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an ambulance flight and departed Hägernäs Airbase (north of Stockholm) in the day, bound for the south. While cruising over the region of Dalarö, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. Equipped with floats, the aircraft was preparing for landing when it stalled and crashed in the sea. Four occupants were rescued while a passenger drowned.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by a fuel shortage and the aircraft stalled on approach because it was overloaded.

Crash of a Junkers F.13f1d in Idstein

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1930 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
D-422
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Frankfurt – Cologne
MSN:
699
YOM:
1925
Location:
Idstein
Hesse
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Frankfurt Airport at 0825LT on an ambulance flight to Cologne, carrying one nurse and one pilot. About 35 minutes after takeoff, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. He attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted trees and crashed in the forest of Frauenwald located near Idstein. The aircraft named 'Eiderente' was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Fokker Super Universal near Montreal: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fokker Super Universal
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AEX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
CV-134
YOM:
1929
Location:
Montreal-Saint-Hubert
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was engaged in an ambulance flight, carrying one doctor and two crew members. Shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Saint-Hubert Airport, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height. It collided with power cables and crashed on the Nun's Island. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss Eagle in Morgantown: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Eagle
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64243
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langley – Bolling
Location:
Morgantown
Maryland
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The ambulance airplane of the 1st Provisional Air Brigade, crashed during a severe thunderstorm attempting to land at Morgantown, Maryland, while returning to Bolling Field, District of Columbia, from Langley Field, Virginia. The pilot, 1st Lt. Stanley M. Ames, and six passengers were killed. Four of the six were Air Service officers and an enlisted man. Two United States congressmen had chosen not to make the flight because of airsickness on the flight from Washington to Langley.
Probable cause:
The Army's Inspector General conducted an investigation of the crash and theorized that the aircraft stalled when it encountered an updraft at low altitude while trying to clear trees near the unfamiliar field and fell vertically, nose first, into the ground.
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